UEFA has started disciplinary proceedings against Juventus, Real Madrid and Barcelona, the only three clubs that haven’t withdrawn from the Super League.
“In accordance with Article 31(4) of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations, UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspectors have today been appointed to conduct a disciplinary investigation regarding a potential violation of UEFA’s legal framework by Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona and Juventus FC in connection with the so-called ‘Super League’ project,” the announcement reads.
“Further information regarding this matter will be made available in due course.”
The Super League was launched on April 18 by 12 elite European clubs, including Juventus, Milan and Inter.
However, the breakaway competition collapsed within 48 hours with the Premier League clubs that withdrew from the tournament.
Juventus, Real Madrid and Barcelona are the only clubs that have not left the competition and could face sanctions by the European football governing body.
UEFA approved ‘reintegration measures’for nine out of 12 Super League clubs last week.
After an Emergency Panel discussed the possible sanctions of the Super League clubs, UEFA has released an official statement confirming nine clubs have submitted a ‘Club Commitment Declaration’.
Nine of the originally involved in the breakaway competition – including Milan and Inter – will have to pay €15m ‘to be used for the benefit of children, youth and grassroots football in local communities across Europe, including the UK’.
The clubs ‘will be subject to withholding of 5 per cent of the revenues they would have received from UEFA club competitions for one season, which will be redistributed’.
The clubs that have submitted the declaration are Arsenal, Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Milan, Inter, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
President Aleksander Ceferin said the ‘measures announced are significant’ but praised the organisations who admitted ‘making a mistake’.
He also confirmed that UEFA will ‘subsequently deal with’ Juventus, Real Madrid and Barcelona, who are still involved in the competition.
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